Chapter 31 of Our Admirable Betty: A Romance is here in full — 172 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 31 of Our Admirable Betty: A Romance is here in full — 172 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WHICH IS A QUADRUPLE CHAPTER I My lady Betty opened the bedroom door and sneezed violently: "Aunt Bee," she gasped, "O!" "Heavens, child, how you pounce on one!" cried Lady Belinda, starting and dropping her powder puff. "What is't?" "Snuff, aunt--O!"
Chapter 31 of Our Admirable Betty: A Romance is here in full — 172 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species
From this reading “"Aunt Bee," she gasped, "O!"”
move down on as if in an attack
From this reading “"Heavens, child, how you pounce on one!" cried Lady Belinda, starting and dropping her powder puff.”
a solid substance in the form of tiny loose particles; a solid that has been pulverized
From this reading “"Heavens, child, how you pounce on one!" cried Lady Belinda, starting and dropping her powder puff.”
smoke and exhale strongly
From this reading “"Heavens, child, how you pounce on one!" cried Lady Belinda, starting and dropping her powder puff.”
increase fourfold
From this reading “WHICH IS A QUADRUPLE CHAPTER I My lady Betty opened the bedroom door and sneezed violently:”
past form of “sneeze” — exhale spasmodically, as when an irritant entered one's nose
From this reading “WHICH IS A QUADRUPLE CHAPTER I My lady Betty opened the bedroom door and sneezed violently:”
the charred portion of a candlewick
From this reading “"Snuff, aunt--O!"”
in a violent manner
From this reading “WHICH IS A QUADRUPLE CHAPTER I My lady Betty opened the bedroom door and sneezed violently:”
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In this reading “WHICH IS A QUADRUPLE CHAPTER I My lady Betty opened the bedroom door and sneezed violently:”
In this reading “"Heavens, child, how you pounce on one!" cried Lady Belinda, starting and dropping her powder puff.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading WHICH IS A QUADRUPLE CHAPTER I My lady Betty opened the bedroom door and sneezed violently:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WHICH IS A QUADRUPLE CHAPTER I My lady Betty opened the bedroom door and sneezed violently:
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading "Aunt Bee," she gasped, "O!"
a room used primarily for sleeping
From this reading WHICH IS A QUADRUPLE CHAPTER I My lady Betty opened the bedroom door and sneezed violently:
any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species
From this reading "Aunt Bee," she gasped, "O!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Heavens, child, how you pounce on one!" cried Lady Belinda, starting and dropping her powder puff.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WHICH IS A QUADRUPLE CHAPTER I My lady Betty opened the bedroom door and sneezed violently:
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading WHICH IS A QUADRUPLE CHAPTER I My lady Betty opened the bedroom door and sneezed violently:
a young person of either sex
From this reading "Heavens, child, how you pounce on one!" cried Lady Belinda, starting and dropping her powder puff.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Heavens, child, how you pounce on one!" cried Lady Belinda, starting and dropping her powder puff.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading WHICH IS A QUADRUPLE CHAPTER I My lady Betty opened the bedroom door and sneezed violently:
coming down freely under the influence of gravity
From this reading "Heavens, child, how you pounce on one!" cried Lady Belinda, starting and dropping her powder puff.
past form of “gasp” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading "Aunt Bee," she gasped, "O!"
the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected
From this reading "Heavens, child, how you pounce on one!" cried Lady Belinda, starting and dropping her powder puff.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Heavens, child, how you pounce on one!" cried Lady Belinda, starting and dropping her powder puff.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Heavens, child, how you pounce on one!" cried Lady Belinda, starting and dropping her powder puff.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading WHICH IS A QUADRUPLE CHAPTER I My lady Betty opened the bedroom door and sneezed violently:
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WHICH IS A QUADRUPLE CHAPTER I My lady Betty opened the bedroom door and sneezed violently:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What is't?"
a polite name for any woman
From this reading WHICH IS A QUADRUPLE CHAPTER I My lady Betty opened the bedroom door and sneezed violently:
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading WHICH IS A QUADRUPLE CHAPTER I My lady Betty opened the bedroom door and sneezed violently:
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "Aunt Bee," she gasped, "O!"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Heavens, child, how you pounce on one!" cried Lady Belinda, starting and dropping her powder puff.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Heavens, child, how you pounce on one!" cried Lady Belinda, starting and dropping her powder puff.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading WHICH IS A QUADRUPLE CHAPTER I My lady Betty opened the bedroom door and sneezed violently:
move down on as if in an attack
From this reading "Heavens, child, how you pounce on one!" cried Lady Belinda, starting and dropping her powder puff.
a solid substance in the form of tiny loose particles; a solid that has been pulverized
From this reading "Heavens, child, how you pounce on one!" cried Lady Belinda, starting and dropping her powder puff.
smoke and exhale strongly
From this reading "Heavens, child, how you pounce on one!" cried Lady Belinda, starting and dropping her powder puff.
increase fourfold
From this reading WHICH IS A QUADRUPLE CHAPTER I My lady Betty opened the bedroom door and sneezed violently:
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Aunt Bee," she gasped, "O!"
past form of “sneeze” — exhale spasmodically, as when an irritant entered one's nose
From this reading WHICH IS A QUADRUPLE CHAPTER I My lady Betty opened the bedroom door and sneezed violently:
the charred portion of a candlewick
From this reading "Snuff, aunt--O!"
(especially of eyes) bulging or protruding as with fear
From this reading "Heavens, child, how you pounce on one!" cried Lady Belinda, starting and dropping her powder puff.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHICH IS A QUADRUPLE CHAPTER I My lady Betty opened the bedroom door and sneezed violently:
in a violent manner
From this reading WHICH IS A QUADRUPLE CHAPTER I My lady Betty opened the bedroom door and sneezed violently:
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What is't?"
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading WHICH IS A QUADRUPLE CHAPTER I My lady Betty opened the bedroom door and sneezed violently:
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Heavens, child, how you pounce on one!" cried Lady Belinda, starting and dropping her powder puff.
Chapter 31 of Our Admirable Betty: A Romance by Jeffery Farnol holds 172 sentences, grouped into 35 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
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